Thirty-nine years ago, on the occasion of the disappearance of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, Sri Sri Radha-Banabehari were installed in Their humble ashram in Oregon.

Here’s an excerpt from the book describing that day:
‘The Installation Ceremony of Sri Sri Radha-Banabehari
It was important to Yamuna and myself that all of the proper Vedic sacrifices and ceremonies be carried out for the installation of Sri Sri Radha-Banabehari. With little building experience, we constructed an elaborate altar with locally purchased moldings and fretwork. The date for Their installation, December 22, 1975, also marked the Disappearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. Again, Jayatirtha das made all of the arrangements to bring devotees and articles for the installation sacrifice and festivities. Revatinandana Swami performed the fire sacrifice, and Dinabandhu das and his wife Akuti from the Portland ISKCON temple participated in a variety of services. Jayatirtha performed the bathing ceremony on the veranda elaborately decorated with jasmine vines and waterfalls of flowers. We tethered our cow Bimala near the Deity bathing tank and were
amazed to see her staring at the Deities for hours, her head gently resting on the porch. Yamuna made an elaborate feast of 108 preparations as Their first offering. It was an unforgettable day.’